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pelobatid

pelobatid [ péllō báttid, plō báttid ] (plural pelobatids)


noun 
Definition:
 
frog: a frog with the backbone development of more primitive frogs and the leg-muscle structure of more advanced ones, e.g. the European spade foot toad. Family Pelobatidae.

[Mid-20th century. < Greek pelos 'mud' + bates 'walker']
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